Words Ending With ENE
Here's the list of all the 231 Words Ending With ENE in the English Language.
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| gene | 1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity More Definitions → |
| scene | 1. the place where some action occurs 2. an incident (real or imaginary) More Definitions → |
| hygiene | 1. a condition promoting sanitary practices 2. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health More Definitions → |
| obscene | 1. designed to incite to indecency or lust 2. offensive to the mind More Definitions → |
| intervene | 1. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force 2. be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events More Definitions → |
| polyethylene | 1. a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation More Definitions → |
| polypropylene | 1. a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material More Definitions → |
| neoprene | 1. a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products More Definitions → |
| serene | 1. not agitated; without losing self-possession 2. completely clear and fine More Definitions → |
| ethylene | 1. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic More Definitions → |
| benzene | 1. a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds More Definitions → |
| kerosene | 1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters More Definitions → |
| convene | 1. meet formally 2. call together More Definitions → |
| oncogene | 1. a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells More Definitions → |
| polystyrene | 1. a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic More Definitions → |
| carotene | 1. an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver 2. yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants More Definitions → |
| toluene | 1. a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels More Definitions → |
| styrene | 1. a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene More Definitions → |
| propylene | 1. a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis More Definitions → |
| methylene | 1. the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane More Definitions → |
| xylene | 1. a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent More Definitions → |
| lycopene | 1. carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer More Definitions → |
| acetylene | 1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis More Definitions → |
| transgene | 1. an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism More Definitions → |
| pyrene | 1. a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar 2. the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it More Definitions → |
| butadiene | 1. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers More Definitions → |
| contravene | 1. go against, as of rules and laws 2. deny the truth of More Definitions → |
| naphthalene | 1. a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs More Definitions → |
| polythene | 1. a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation More Definitions → |
| reconvene | 1. meet again More Definitions → |
| gangrene | 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass 2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) More Definitions → |
| trichloroethylene | 1. a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage More Definitions → |
| propoxyphene | 1. a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive More Definitions → |
| fullerene | 1. a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms More Definitions → |
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